Check-protector



CHECK PROTECTOR. APPLlcATloN FILED MAYH, 192|.

Patented July 12, 1921, l

UNITEYDSTArES PATENT OFFICE.

yCHARLES A; APPEL, JR., on WASHINGTON, nisrnrofr oncoLnMBrA.

CHECK-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat-@nigga July 12, 1Q2L Application filed May 17, 1921; Serial No. 470,435.

i Columbia, a `citizen of the United States,

have invented certainnew anduseful Improvements in Check-Protectors, of which the following Ais a specification.

This invention has for its object the provision of a check protector of simple con,- struction and low cost, which will needno special adjustment when it is' to be used, and which` will be highly efficient to prevent alteration in a check. u y

The invention is lillustrated in the accompanying drawings,l wherein corresponding numerals of reference are used to indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

In the drawingsn Figure 1 is a plan View, with parts broken away and in section, of a device embodying the invention; l

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the device;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. lg'and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a modification.

In carrying out the invention I employ a base plate 1, having upstanding flanges 2, at its side edges and at one end, the opposite end being inclined upwardly and outwardly, as shown at 3 and terminating in an eye 4. Upon this base plate, between the side flanges 2, and extending nearly the full length of the plate, I place a pad 5, of rubber or other cushioning material having its upper surface flush with the upper edges of the fianges, and filler blocks 6, of any convenient firm materialy are fitted upon the base plate at the ends of the pad so that the pad will be held against moving by the flanges and said blocks.

I also employ arguide plate 7 which rests at one end upon. the filler block 6 and has said end constructed to bear upon the portion 3 of the base plate immediately adjacent the eye 4, as shown at 8. The guide plate is preferably of sheet metal in order to be light and durable and is constructed with fine perforations 9, throughout its area over the pad 5, the guide plate being spaced vertically from the pad, as shown in Fig. 2.'

The guide plate constitutes the bottom of an upper frame or casing 10, having an opening ll' in its top which. is nearly equal in Iextent to the pad 5. 'One end wall 12 of the upper casing unites the top with the free end. of the Yguide plate, while the opposite end, 13, is inclined downwardly and terminates in an eye 1/1 in Contact with the eye 1. rIhe eyes l and 14 may be soldered or otherwise intimately united and furnish a convenient means for suspending the devicenponrv a support when it is not in use.

l Within the upper frame orcasing 10, and extending entirely across the opening 1l, isk

a sheet l5, of rubber or other highly flexible or elastic.,materialavhich is supported by and forms acover for a multiplicity of small pins 1G, which have their points arranged to work through the perforations 9, in the guide plate 8. The pins are provided with heads 17, the upper surface of the heads being preferably flat, upon which the flexible sheet 15 directly rests, the lower ends v of the heads presenting shoulders which bear upon the upper side of a carrier 18, consisting of a spring plate extending longitudinally of' the casing or upper frame and having its ends formed with longitudinal slots 19, through which pass rivets 20, whereby the spring is secured in place. The spring plate or carrier is constructed with perforations 21, which register respectively with the perforations 9 and through which the pins depend.

yThe use of the device will be readily understood. The blank check is inserted between the pad 5 and the guide plate and will lie upon the former. The drawer of the check then takes a stylus, pencil, or other similar device, and writes upon the flexible sheet 15, the amount to be vpaid upon presentation of the check at the proper bank. The carrier 18 readily yields to a slight pressure, so that, as the stylus or other kimplement passes over the sheet 15, the pin immediately under the implement will be depressed and caused to puncture or perforato the chock, the successive punctures forming the letters or figures traced on the flexible sheet l5, by the implement. It will thus be seen that the amount for which thecheck is drawn will be perforated in or through the check and any attempted alteration in the amount will be readily detected.

It will be understood, of course, that the name of the drawer, that is his signature, or the name of the payee may be likewise perforated in the check,

Withdrawal of the depressed pins sothat,l

tearing of the check VWill be avoided.

It Willbe readily noted that no-V adjustment of the device is necessary When it is Y secure by to be used and that the Wo-rlrof drawing a check is no greater than that required in Writingl a cheek by lian-d as generally practised. i o

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim` as new and desire to Letters Patent of: the United States, isy LA check protector Comprising a support for the check to be drawn., and a multiplici-ty of-` puncturing devices adapted' to Y bev individually actuated and over which a stylus may travelfas in the act of Writing.

2. A check` protector comprising a padf tofsupport a blank check, a multiplicity of pins yieldably supported above the pad, andv a flexible sheet extending over and resting on. the pins and over which a stylus may travel as in the act of Writing.

3., AL check protector comprisinga pad 'V Y.

tov support a blank check, a perforated guide plate supported over the pad in spaced relation thereto, a multiplicity of pins yieldably mounted abovetlie guide platteand playing through the perforations therein, and,`

a flexible ,sheetV covering the pins and over pins as in the act of'w-riting. e Y

4, A check` protector comprising ajpafl,

which a stylus may travel tolfdepress the4v a guide plate supportedv overthe padA 1nspaced relation thereto, a resilient carrierv above the gnideplate, and a multiplicity of* CHARLES A, APPEL, Ik! f 

